  Akula Island Location of Akula Island  Akula Island Akula Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°04′20″S 64°06′38″W / 65.07222°S 64.11056°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 15.46 ha (38.2 acres) |
| Length | 915 m (3002 ft) |
| Width | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Akula Island (Bulgarian: остров Акула, romanized: ostrov Akula, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɐˈkuɫɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 915 m long in west–east direction and 274 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 15.46 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a shark ('akula' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
- ^ a b Akula Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica